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Yeah but "possible condition 20 - 40 years away" is very different to "contagious disease that could get you next week". Urgency is a motivator!

• helge9210 5y ago
  Next week and losing fat can't be in the same sentence. 1 kg of fat is roughly 7500 Cal. Healthy deficit is 500 Cal a day, which means losing 2 kg of fat per month. 50 kg overweight means two years of suffering.
• wbsss4412 5y ago
  Even with the onset of diabetes/serious complications from the disease, it’s still often not enough. Losing weight is very difficult for people to sustain. There are individual success stories but those don’t outweigh the fact that, statistically, people just isn’t lose weight and keep it off sustainably.
• metalliqaz 5y ago
  No it isn't. People don't make rational decisions about these things. Just look at how many reject social distancing, masks, and vaccines.
  • helge9210 5y ago
    "Not enough" and "too many" are both perfectly fitting with your example.